EL-DE Haus, officially the National Socialist Documentation Center, located in Cologne, is the former headquarters of the Gestapo and now a museum documenting the Third Reich . The ( contraction of ge heime Sta ats' po' lizei: "Secret State Police" was the official Secret police of Nazi Germany Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers
The building was at first the business premises of the jeweler Leonard Dahmen - hence the name. In 1934, the Nazis seized the building from him and turned it into the headquarters of the secret police, Gestapo. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Surprisingly, the building survived the Allied bombing of Cologne during World War II, while 90% of the city was destroyed. The City of Cologne was bombed in 262 separate air raids by the Allies during World War II. After the bombings, the basements of the building, which had been used as torture rooms, were used to store wartime files and paperwork. Torture, according to the United Nations Convention Against Torture, is "any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental is intentionally
In 2006, the National Socialist Documentation Center was awarded the Best in Heritage award, which is given to select museums. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The only other German museum to have won the prize is the Buddenbrook Museum in Lübeck. Lübeck ( is the second largest City in Schleswig-Holstein, in Northern Germany, and one of the major
External links
- (German)Official website
- Martens, Josefa: Cologne Museum Sheds Light on Nazi Era from Deutsche Welle. Deutsche Welle ('Welle' pronounced with a 'v' sound IPA /'vɛlə/ or DW, is Germany's international broadcaster. Retrieved March 12, 2006. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
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